“Quantum computing has been threatening to kill off traditional digital computing for a long time now, with various scientific journals hailing its approach. Well, perhaps a few years earlier than we expected, the world has seen the first demonstration of a commercial grade quantum computer in action.
A quick primer: quantum computers don’t rely on bits to structure data. Instead, they work by assuming that the quantum properties of particles can be used to represent data structures. Rather than bits, these quantum data structures are called qubits. Since quantum computers deal with such tiny, tiny measurements and nuances - the behaviour of matter and energy at the subatomic scale - the potential for computing power is absolutely massive.
At least, I’m pretty sure that’s what Wikipedia says.
DWave Systems is a Canadian company, and they’ve built working hardware that computes at a quantum level. They’re running 16-bit qubit computations at the moment, but hope to expand that to 32-qubit by the end of the year.
To work, the hardware has to be chilled down to -273 degrees centigrade. That’s colder than outer space, and would make for a pretty decent Core 2 Duo overclock, we suspect.
“D-Wave’s breakthrough in quantum technology represents a substantial step forward in solving commercial and scientific problems which, until now, were considered intractable. Digital technology stands to reap the benefits of enhanced performance and broader application,” said Herb Martin, chief executive officer, according to DailyTech.
Because of the massive scale that quantum physics operates on, quantum computers are thought to be perfect for solving problems that are simply to great for traditional computers to operate on, such as life sciences and theoretical physics. In theory, a single quantum computer should be multiple times more powerful than the fastest supercomputer cluster in existence today.
It’s unlikely that we’re going to see quantum computers on the desktop any time soon, but it seems like Ray Kurtzweil’s theory of technological singularity, where machines are more intelligent than people, could be upon us.”
Well that sounds pretty freakin’ amazing. Just imagine what a completely different futuristic world we’ll all be living in in the near future. Just image the power of a couple of render-farms all in your budget priced desktop PC. Just image how GPU’s could benefit from this as well. Think Crysis looks amazing? In about 20 years we’ll all be laughing our asses off in disbelieve that we ever thought something as hideous as Crysis was considered “amazing”.
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uhhh… e de speriat unde se poate ajunge.
Bine ca 99% din noi nu stiu si nici nu ai idee despre ce este vorba, dar pentru 1% dintre noi viitorul nu este asa placut cu un asemenea computer pe masa … wtf, nici nu vreau sa ma gandesc de ce poate fi capabila o inteligenta care gandeste subcuantic, dincolo de fizic, practic in alt univers, o “gandire” inapoi in timp… acel computer cu siguranta va fi mai viu decat un om si nu mare ne poate fi mirarea daca intr’o zi o sa vedem ca nu mai porneste … de ce ? pentru ca pur si simplu a trecut in alta lume, a gasit o metoda de a se elibera de lumea fizica… practic devine un fel de suflet liber 
) …. da , este SF, insa never say never.
Cat despre usurinta de a sparge un cod, o parola, etc…. asta e floare la ureche, e clar ca sunt necesare alte sisteme de criptare alti algoritmi, etc !!!
Mai aveti rabdare 20 de ani ?
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